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Re:Why medieval Bologna was full of tall towers, and what ha... by llm_trw on Saturday May 25, 2024 @11:07PM (#40479515)
Now if we could only agree if we should use soccer or handegg field sizes.
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Re:Why medieval Bologna was full of tall towers, and what ha... by vundercind on Sunday May 26, 2024 @12:54AM (#40479859)
Handegg, because there’s an actual standard size for them.

Which is a worse decision for a sport but makes them better for measurement.

Soccer’s trying to make their sport worse by standardizing, but they’re not there yet.

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Re:Why medieval Bologna was full of tall towers, and what ha... by bmacho on Sunday May 26, 2024 @01:59AM (#40480059)
It will be more appealing to nerds when they could say "transition frequency of the caesium 133 atom"
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Re:Why medieval Bologna was full of tall towers, and what ha... by throwup238 on Sunday May 26, 2024 @01:26PM (#40483843)
The number of atomic transitions a cesium 133 atom makes when fired across a football field at the speed of sound.
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Re:Why medieval Bologna was full of tall towers, and what ha... by tuatoru on Sunday May 26, 2024 @04:49PM (#40485262)
... in dry air at STP.
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Re:Why medieval Bologna was full of tall towers, and what ha... by rascul on Sunday May 26, 2024 @01:49PM (#40484008)
Which handegg field size though? There is not just one standard. I think we should use the Canadian size, since they created it.
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